Fencing implement.



E. RIEBE.

FENCING IMPLEMENT. APPLICATION FILED APR. 23. 1917.

1,276,959, wanted Aug. 27, 1918.

5 nua/nto@ ERNEST ninna, or NEW'YORK, 1v. Y.

FENCING IMPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2'?, 1918.

Application led April 23, 1917. Serial No. 163,967.

T 0 all wwm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ERNEST Rinnn, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Fencing Implements, of which the following is a full, true, and complete disclosure. n

My invention relates te improved fencing devices or implements, and more particularly to a device adapted to be used to train soldiers in the proper handling and use of the bayonet for offensive or defensive purposes. The object of my invention is to provide a device that can be used as a substitute for the rifle for training purposes and bayonet practice, which will be safe in use, relatively cheap' to make, and which will automatically record the' points during practice.

' With these objects in view my device comprises a staff having a padded head at one end, yieldingly supported on the end of the staff, and carrying a marking or printing device adapted, when pressed against an object, as for example, the body of an opponent in fencing practice, to leave a print or mark which will serve in counting points.

In the drawing accompanying and forming a part of this specication, I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section view of the complete device, a portion of the staff being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view.

Referring in detail to the structure shown, the numeral 1 designates the staff, which may be of wood, and which should preferably have a length approximately that of the Army rifle with bayonet attached. A cylinder or sleeve 2 is slidably mounted on one end of the stad, and is connected to the cylinder 3 which has a slightly larger diameter, by the threaded connection 4. The sleeve 2 is held in position on the staff by the screw 5, operating in connection with the metal washer 6 and the felt washer 7. A metal plate or head 8 is mounted at the outer end of the cylinder 3 and is firmly supported thereon by the braces 9. This metal plate has a small orifice 10 at its center, formed in the short nipple 11. The cylinder 3 and head 8 are entirely covered by a leather or fabric cover 12, which is padded or stuiied at 13 so as to form a padded head for the device. A small opening 14 is formed in this padded head, which communicates with the interior of the cylinder 3. The interior of this cylinder contains a spring 15 which operates to hold the padded head in extended position as shown in the drawing, but which permits the head to yield and the cylinder 2 tol slide back along the staff when the head is pressed against an object. The cylinder 3 is partly filled with powdered chalk or similar material, and when the head is pressed against an object, some of this chalk is expelled through the passage 10, 14, and operates to leave a mark or imprint on the object against which the head is forced.

The device is primarily intended for use in drilling or training soldiers in the use 0f the bayonet, and its use permits the soldiers to practise fencing without danger of injuring each other, and the marking or printing arrangement permits accurate scores to be kept, as every point made is automatically registered on the body of the opponent.

It is obvious that my invention, so far as it relates to the padded head and marking arrangement, is not limited for use with any particular form of staii", and I use this term in my claims to designate a staif of any suitable material and of any approved form. In some cases a dummy or wooden gun may be employed, or the head may be attached to the bayonet of a service rifle.

While I have described only one embodiment of my invention, I am aware that modifications may be made without departing from the scope of my claims.

What I cla-im is:

l. A fencing or like implement comprising a staff, and means carried at one end of said staff for projecting powder in the direction of the staff upon contact with an exterior object.

2. A fencing or like implement comprising a staff, a head movably mounted thereon, and means associated with said head for projecting powder in the direction of the staff upon contact between the head and an exterior object.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a staff, an' apertured head movably mounted on said stad, and means associated with said staff for projecting powder through said aperture in the direction of the staff upon contact between said head and another object.

4. A device of the class described comprising a, staff, an apertured head movably mounted on said staff, and means including a receptacle, for projecting powder in the direction olf said stadi upon Contact lietween seid liead and another object.

5. A fencing implement comprising e staff, L cylinder slidably mounted on and forming an extension of said sta', a spring adapted to liold'said cylinder in extended position, e padded head supported by said cylinder, and means providing a. passage extending from the inside of said cylinder to tlie outer face of said head whereby powdered chalk or like material may be introduced into said cylinder, all for the purpose described.

ERNEST RHEBE.

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